Adjustable coiled spring bed



July 21, 931- J. H. 'SCI-IIIFFHOUER 1,315,742

ADJUSTABLE COILED SPRING BED Fild Nov. 14. 1929 2 Sheets- Sheet l WITNESSES J/mv NT OR 2 W 5 m 0/4 .2 61 4.06 a a July 21, 1931. J. H. SCHIFFHOUER I ADJUSTABLE COILED SPRING BED Filed Nov. 14. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 h A 0 n O I Z n O 1 l zlflllllllfi'll" titiii; 4 $1: #2

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I ti s i'zadj ustable sections; with or without fixed sec-v atented July "2 ,1931

1? TENT'ToFFrcE g fi o shri scnr'ri nonnn, on rr'rrsnunsn; PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO J. Leann;

" -COMPANY orrrfrr'snnnsn, P NsY-L ANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA I f nnJnsTABLn cofLEnsrR'ING BED 1" i t A pplicationfiled Novemb r-14,1929. Serial 110,407,146.

T s-mama an; 0 adju tablecoiled spring beds of the} type adapted forhosp1tal a id ese 7 l5; 5 provide a coiledspring bed in whichthe sections-i are"adjustable; and in vwhich adgacent sharpiedges are eliminated" atand between I? l the' springsections' t-o permit their relative l adjustment, enhance thev natural comfort of ueh beds, andtoreduce mattressfwear p "Afurtherlolojectis toiprovide'a bedof'the referred to inl which lsections impaired by: use" are individually: replaceable without scarding thetentirerspring;structure; I 3515'. ii" The." preferredfembodiment' of lthe I invention is shown in the' accompanying, drawings I as applied" to a bed "h aving adj ustabl'e head and foot section's I and a" fixed intermediate section. Inthe drawings Fig 1 is-a perrrzo spectivejfyiewf'of the bed: showing the end sectionsiini'elevated Epositions; Fig. 2 aplan -view w ith 1thefendsloweredpthesprings be- L ting removed for-clarity of 1 illustration; Fig. :3":a T- fragmentary" sidei'i'elevation ;of the bed i t-2 5 showilng the springs r-in horizontal position,

' the side rail being broken away at' the ends 7 f justable sections and Fig'sit and 5 I cross sec- -tion's of:one sideof' the head-andfootspring :30;sections,respectively;taken-on"lines IjV IV o 'iand vvofFigig showing slidable actuat- -"ingmeans 5 V In accordance with thisimiention, the'bed' l compr'is es coiled E spring sections v embodying an -upperi -border frame; and z'coiled springs '-connected thereto, I and the border frames at adjacent en'ds oftheseotions are disposed below the general planerof the border frame; or

'Iin other words,"belowthe' top plane of the l section. I Thej bedsfiinay comprise one or more lllOIlSg and'in the preferred embodiment the 'a'me; :Iirthis manner. the comfort of coiled add filth@ ibed'rhaying"2a iparticulara type of adspringi bedsiscombinedlwith the advantages I justing means,'but it is not limited to use with this partioularmean's, and it may be embodied in 1 adjustable beds ofvany suitable constru ction.

I In the illustrative embodiment shown in the drawings the invention is represented as applied to abedhaving" adjustable head and -foot'sections. Thebedrcomprises the'usual end members 1 and side rails 2 which support head, foot'and intermediate spring sections 3,4 and 5o'respectively. The head and: foot. 7 sections are of the usualconstruction-embodying a lower supporting frame 6, an upper I section 4' is pivotally connected to the rails border frame 7'; and coiled springs -8 connected to theborder frame and to crossstraps 9 carried by framed "Intermediate section 5 o also comprisesan upper border frame? and:

coiled'spri ngs 8, these springs being carried by cross supports Qa'remoyably connected in: fixed position to the rails by bolts 10, and footadj acentr the lower end of supporting frame I 6'by bolts or pins'll;v In the construction shown, the pivotal support for the head frame is disposed 'above'the rails substantiw v a I V allyinla plane with the top of thesprings, by to shO ;the isupportingwframes of the admeans of'aniupstanding bracket lfz connected to rails 2 and bolted to abracket'l3 attached tothe lower end offrame (i, as seen in Fig. 1. In'this manner interference between the'sec-" tions is avoidediwhen the head section is adjusted.

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A orsfeature of the invention resides in a particular construction of the spring sec- 'tions which increases the ease andcomfort' .of coi'led springs, andpermits ready adj st I I ment' of the m'ovable sections. In all prior coiled spring constructions known to me the I upper border frame-is disposed about'thesece.

tion in asingle plane; that is, the upper edges of the spring section are sharp, or square. V g V M w :Sections having such border frames; are unsectionsaare :detachablyi connected to' the bed desirable in beds of this type; because being may'cause undue wear of the mattress.

: sharp theyprojectinto the mattress and'mfay 7 cause di'scomforttotheoccupant of thebedi o Furthermore, the rubblngof sharp'corne'rsh cent ends of successive sections to lie below the top, or border, plane of the section. 'In

.ing mattress wear. 7 v w 7 ed most su'itabl yby'bendii'i g the border" frame V downwardly at the ends of adjacent sections,

as shown at 14, andin the preferred embodimerit, adj acent'ends-"ofi tl'iebord'er' frames c'on= verge downwardly, all as seen in Figs. 1 and 3. This construction has the further advantage that through its use the sections may be ,placed closer together without interference between them when adjusted, and provide a more nearly" continuous spring structure when allthe s'ectionsarehorizontal, than is a possible with prior types of border frame con.- struction. 1,; In the bedseprovided according rent-ion, the: adjustable section or; sections may be raised; lowered". and" held in position by any suitable/means; several of which are known and'rused 'in"v adjustable beds; One

ioi'nr'of construction 'ior'use with these-beds shown H1! the draw ngs which comprises means for separately adjusting the end sec ":l' ilOlFIS. i

iriails" 2r-a-nd a- U=shaped crank17 carried by j .Each' fithesetmeans comprises pivotrod 15 supported by'brackets 116' depending from the pivot rod and having; its ends. slidably engaging theadjacentend-1 spring. sectio rj The-armsoif each crank are connected beyond the pivot rod to the'branchesof afforkedconnetting rod' l8which extends longitudinally oiithe bedztowardthe" foot. Although variousmeans may be employed to a ctuate'the connectingirods it is preferred to accomplish {this by means of interiorly threaded tubes 19 engagedby screws 20 rotatably supported: at the endofthe:bedand adapted to be'revolved by 1 a handfcrank 21.

1 and?lying-between these rollers and ears. The guidefj platesipreiierably, comprise hori- .z'ontalilegssofrangles25 and26'connected, respectively,to'thefoot andhead-spring section f v ames a -and fa, inrthe manner shown in -'Ehe.end:seetionsare qsembieaoin the-r5013 births:bedwthisbeing-thermost convenient lo eatiea i01 ?SilCdl l'lIQCl'lflIllSlDT-Q Either end can" beielevated {013' lowered? independently of the other various combinations of positions thus being obtainable. according: to: the require- ,nientsa @ther ineansoiactuating or adjustngtheqseet iensmay;oiflcourse beiused;

. (Elie; invention'thus providesa becl' 'which at inmay be practiced otherwise-than as assures to its occupant thebenefits of coiled springs, together with the advantages of adjustability to attain various positions for] 7 the greatest degree ofcomfort.

- A further advantage of the bed resides in the feature of replaceability of separate spring sections. @wi-ng to une-i' en-distribuvtion of weight, coiled springs may become impaired insoine sections of the bed before 7 mediate sections ,5, which usually become damaged first, are replaced at will; 7 The pivotal: bolt mounting. of the end sections: makes:-

it possible "to replace. these sections individually should itb'ecome necessary t Otherqadvantages will be recognized by those-"skilled "in'the art. 7

7 According: to: the provisions of the patent" statutes, I have explained the principleand operation of my inventioniandhave illustrate-d and described whatiI nowconsider to represent its best embodiment. However, I

desire to have itunderstood that, ,within the scope of the appended claims, the invention specifically' illustrated and described'.-

,Iclaim: j

1. In an'adjustablfe bed, coiled'spr-ingsectrons-each including an upperborder frame and co'iler springs connected thereto,'- at least one ofsaid'sections"being; adjustable, and

said border frames 7 at adj acentends of successi-ve sections being disposed below. thetop plane-of-the sectionsaf Y 2.. Iran adjustable bed; adjustably mountc 1 ed coiled spring sectionseach includingan Sl-idable engagement of theends of the cranks withrthe'endsections is accomplished byaneans oii rollers 22, FigsA'and 5, attached to the ends of the cranks, extensionfingers 23 co nnected toth'e'ina'nksand-bent" laterally Vtoform ears 24-whiclr overlie-the-rol-le'rs, and Y guide-plates connected to the rspringrsections 'ing-downwardlybelowsaid planezi 3; In: anadjustable bed, a djustable head and foot spring sections and afixed spring" section-intermediate said head and foot seetions,eaeh=of'saidse'ctionscomprising an upperborder frame and coiledqsprings connected" to the frame, theends of the border frame of saidinterinediate" section andifthe adjacent: ends of the border" frames of said 7 ing' coilsgmings connected to saidframes a head andfoot'sections being bent downward ly'below thextop'plane 'of said 's'ections'. j

' third spring section "intermediate said head and foot-sections having spring supports rei 'mov ablyconnected in fixed position to said i rails, coil springs'connected to said supports,

removable meansconnecting said intermediate section supports to said rails, each of v I said sections including an upper borders 7 frame connected to the springs ofthe section, and means for separately adjusting the angularity of said head and footsections,the border frames at 'adjaoent ends of said head, foot, and intermediate sections being bent downwardly below the top'plane of said sections whereby to permit adjustment of the seetionswithout interference and to provide a substantially continuous spring structure 'having no sharp edges between the sections when they lie substantially in the same plane.

f In testimony whereof I signmy name.

' JOSEPH H. Y 

